Best places to live in the Tampa metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Tampa metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Tampa metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#25. Trinity

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 19,296

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#24. Lakeland Highlands

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 11,669

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#23. Riverview

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 107,776

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#22. Temple Terrace

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 26,922

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#21. Town 'n' Country

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 86,544

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#20. Bardmoor

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 10,095

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#19. Valrico

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 38,820

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#18. Apollo Beach

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 28,347

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#17. Progress Village

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,378

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#16. Citrus Park

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 28,163

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#15. Feather Sound

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,309

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#14. Odessa

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 8,170

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#13. Tampa

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 393,389

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#12. Fish Hawk

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 25,945

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#11. Cheval

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,694

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#10. Carrollwood

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 35,645

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#9. Lake Magdalene

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 31,733

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#8. Bloomingdale

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 23,979

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#7. Northdale

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 25,420

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#6. Safety Harbor

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 17,040

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#5. Wesley Chapel

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 71,965

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#4. Lutz

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 26,731

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#3. Keystone

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,723

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#2. Pebble Creek

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 10,719

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#1. Westchase

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 24,818

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